Gilles Antoniazza listens to the mountain riverbeds
Prix Schläfli 2024 Geosciences: Flooding events in Alpine rivers can cause major damage. Gilles Antoniazza's doctoral thesis provides new approaches towards a better understanding of bed load transport. He has been awarded the Prix Schläfli Geosciences in recognition of this work.
Immagine: Maxime Mellina
International Geodiversity Day on Sunday 6th October 2024
International Geodiversity Day was proclaimed by UNESCO in 2021, following a grassroots campaign by geoscience organisations around the world. Geodiversity is all around us, and includes the parts of nature that aren't alive; like minerals, fossils, soils, and landscapes. Geodiversity Day is a worldwide celebration to bring people together in promoting the many aspects of geodiversity, and its importance to society.
Immagine: Silas Samuel dos Santos Costa / Geodiversityday
Winterbericht 2023/24 des SLF
Der Winter 2023/24 präsentierte sich mit milden Temperaturen, einem schneereichen Beginn in höheren Lagen und einem insgesamt günstigen Schneedeckenaufbau. Ein Bericht des Schnee- und Lawinenforschungsinstituts (SLF) untersucht diese Saison genauer und analysiert die Lawinenaktivität sowie die Schneeverhältnisse. Von den ersten Schneefällen bis zu den bedeutenden Lawinenereignissen im Februar und März bietet dieser Bericht detaillierte Einblicke in die Ereignisse des Winters 23/24.
Immagine: SLF
Eawag has been singled out for the Chemical Landmark distinction
The Swiss Academy of Sciences has honoured the water research institute in Dübendorf as a significant historic site for chemistry. Eawag, the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, revolutionised chemistry under its director, Werner Stumm, through its launching of environmental chemistry. It has contributed significantly to a better understanding of complex processes in nature and to clean bodies of water in Switzerland.
Immagine: Eawag
Register now for the 24th Swiss Global Change Day
Look beyond the horizon of climate and global change research and register now for the 24th Swiss Global Change Day on 10 April 2024. In addition to expert talks, we will provide you plenty of time to present your own research or organisation with a poster or at a stand and to network with colleagues. The most attractive and comprehensive posters submitted by students or postdocs will be honoured with a travel award of 1000 francs.
Neue Infoplattform zum «Schwammstadtprinzip»
Schwammstadt betrachtet Regenwasser als wertvolle Ressource und Gestaltungselement: Zuerst verdunsten, versickern und verwenden und nur im Starkregenfall kontrolliert ableiten. Das «Schwammstadtprinzip» soll zu lebenswerten und klimaangepassten Siedlungen führen. Eine neue Infoplattform des VSA präsentiert Praxisbeispiele, bewährte Werkzeuge und Veranstaltungen zum Thema.
Immagine: Public Domain, flickr.com
